10000% agree...but the same thing was said about Saad...Just playing devils advocate here...don't stab the messanger please.
- nurk

I know, but I have friends who are "new age" hcokey fans who spouted off that as some slight to saad. Please. Columbus will be a playoff team and could make a run in a very weak EAST. I think Saad will be perfectly OK there.....

yes, lots of hot women there......I enjoyed Eddie George's bar on a buckeye Saturday.......only to be 21-23 again......
- SteveRain

Is he the guy who had the bar in Nashville across the street from the rink? I tend to not remember a whole lot when I'm in Nashville for some strange reason.

I used the word "believe". I believe somebody posted a link backing up that monetary claim in a previous thread when rumors of saad offer sheets were lurking.

I don't have the link.
- SteveRain

The money that a team owes for offer sheeting someone is the money in the contract they negotiate and signed by the player. That is the only monetary value that is exchanged. The team also has to pay compensation picks to a team which is determined by the salary cap hit for the new contract...hope this helps.

Is he the guy who had the bar in Nashville across the street from the rink? I tend to not remember a whole lot when I'm in Nashville for some strange reason.
- 6628

Eddie George, ex- All America RB for Ohio State

Or chooses to play in Sweden
- John Jaeckel

Oh hey there JJ...sent ya a PM buddy.

The money that a team owes for offer sheeting someone is the money in the contract they negotiate and signed by the player. That is the only monetary value that is exchanged. The team also has to pay compensation picks to a team which is determined by the salary cap hit for the new contract...hope this helps.
- nurk

I know all of that.........my point was I believe there was a "fee" to present an offer sheet to a RFA independent of the value of the contract OR possible picks coming back.

And those picks have to the team's picks....can't be picks they acquired so that limits a lot of people from the field and possibility.

Eddie George, ex- All America RB for Ohio State
- John Jaeckel

Fun place. Very fun on Buckeye game days.

Went to a few other places that day, but I can't recall their names.

Is he the guy who had the bar in Nashville across the street from the rink? I tend to not remember a whole lot when I'm in Nashville for some strange reason.
- 6628

The place I was talking about is located in Columbus. Fun bar. Fun city if you can get there for a Hawks game on a Saturday night during the fall.

have driven through Nashville, have to experience that whole thing.

Did spend a few nights on Beale street in Memphis, which took a few years off my life.

I know all of that.........my point was I believe there was a "fee" to present an offer sheet to a RFA independent of the value of the contract OR possible picks coming back.

And those picks have to the team's picks....can't be picks they acquired so that limits a lot of people from the field and possibility.
- SteveRain

I remember reading the same thing. It was something like $100k.

Or chooses to play in Sweden
- John Jaeckel

really? why would anyone leave the NHL to play in such locations as
Gavle, Stockholm, Gothenberg, Karlstad etc for a average of what 8000 people, for probably less money.

really? why would anyone leave the NHL to play in such locations as
Gavle, Stockholm, Gothenberg, Karlstad etc for a average of what 8000 people, for probably less money.
- SaskHawkFan

Yeah, when they could play in front of the same amount of people if they only had a time machine and went back to chicago 12 years ago.

I remember reading the same thing. It was something like $100k.
- Quicky72

Thanks.....knew I wasn't crazy.

Can't remember who posted it or where they did. Makes sense, as I'm sure the NHL doesn't want a parade of OS being presented.

really? why would anyone leave the NHL to play in such locations as
Gavle, Stockholm, Gothenberg, Karlstad etc for a average of what 8000 people, for probably less money.
- SaskHawkFan

Because he lives in Stockholm, and it is quite possible he would make better money in the SEL than he would at the level of his qualifying offer.

I mean if the Hawks don't sign him and Djurgardens wants him, they pay him, he goes.

Yeah, when they could play in front of the same amount of people if they only had a time machine and went back to chicago 12 years ago.
- nurk

True, but Chicago fans don't throw batteries at draft picks who walk away from their teams.

Here is some intresting conversation between Scott Powers and Brian Hedger on Espn audio: http://espn.go.com/espnra.../chicago/play?id=13222128

Because he lives in Stockholm, and it is quite possible he would make better money in the SEL than he would at the level of his qualifying offer.

I mean if the Hawks don't sign him and Djurgardens wants him, they pay him, he goes.
- John Jaeckel

average salary in the SEL is well under a million. his qualifying offer would have been 10% above 1.35 million. still better money.

True, but Chicago fans don't throw batteries at draft picks who walk away from their teams.
- SteveRain

Yeah, we are better then Philthy

really? why would anyone leave the NHL to play in such locations as
Gavle, Stockholm, Gothenberg, Karlstad etc for a average of what 8000 people, for probably less money.
- SaskHawkFan

Unless there is a deadline that past they can trade his negoiation rights to another team.

Because he lives in Stockholm, and it is quite possible he would make better money in the SEL than he would at the level of his qualifying offer.

I mean if the Hawks don't sign him and Djurgardens wants him, they pay him, he goes.
- John Jaeckel

The first time I read this I thought you were saying Desjardins wanted him...not that there's anything wrong with that.

average salary in the SEL is well under a million. his qualifying offer would have been 10% above 1.35 million. still better money.
- SaskHawkFan

who said he was signing for average money in the SEL?

average salary in the SEL is well under a million. his qualifying offer would have been 10% above 1.35 million. still better money.
- SaskHawkFan

No, it's not better money if Djurgardens chooses to pay him $1.5 million or more, is it?

You're logic doesn't connect.

The first time I read this I thought you were saying Desjardins wanted him...not that there's anything wrong with that.
- HawkintheD

Hahaha

I don't know if they want him or not, I would suspect they'd love to have him. And they might be willing to pay him enough for him to do it.

No, it's not better money if Djurgardens chooses to pay him $1.5 million or more, is it?

You're logic doesn't connect.
- John Jaeckel

1000000% agree.

Yeah, when they could play in front of the same amount of people if they only had a time machine and went back to chicago 12 years ago.
- nurk

- HawkintheD

Is that from a movie? If so it fits perfectly....ROFLMAO